[GWAMIT] GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of Aug 22, 2017

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*August 22, 2017*
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*FROM THE BOARD*

Dear GW at MIT Members,

We hope everyone enjoyed the solar eclipse yesterday! Summer is coming to
an end and there are a lot of exciting opportunities to get involved with
GWAMIT in the fall!

GW at MIT is actively seeking a *Publicity Chair* - so if you're interested,
reach out to us and join the vibrant community of women that is GW at MIT!
More details included in the description below.

- The GW at MIT Board
*IN BRIEF*

*GW at MIT:*
1. Apply to organize Orientation Women's Welcome Lunch (now)
2. Apply to be GW at MIT publicity chair! (now)
*MIT:*
3. MIT GSC Statement on Charlottesville
4. List Visual Arts Center: Civil Disobedience (July 18 - Oct 29)
5. Me(dia) Response - Self-Awareness And Activism Through Art-Making (Sept
15)
6. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Fellowship Opportunity
7. Work-Life Center Fall Seminar Series
*Outside MIT:*
8. Boston Landmarks Orchestra : Landmarks Dance Carnival (Aug 23)
9. J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects (Sept 18)
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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*
************** GW at MIT ************* *

*1. Apply to organize the Orientation Women's Welcome Lunch! *
*When: *Now
*Apply: *link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdri-KIdPAIR8KrDbn3IC_5fMX-oVh2LRaRSHCp8BnX2MiQ9Q/viewform>

Welcome the incoming graduate women at MIT with a fun and food-filled
women's lunch! GW at MIT is currently recruiting (up to) 2 Co-Chairs for our
annual Orientation Women’s Welcome Lunch to be held in September 2016. This
is a low time commitment and fun opportunity to get involved with the
existing as well as future graduate women at MIT! Click to APPLY using the
link provided above and reach out to us at gwamit-exec at mit.edu if you have
any questions!
*2. Apply to be GW at MIT Publicity Chair*
*When:* Now
*Apply:* gwamit-exec at mit.edu <gwamit-mentor at mit.edu>
Are you passionate about social-media engagement? Are hashtags, snaps and
insta your jam? Do you have creative marketing and communication skills? Do
you want to apply these skills at an organizational scale? Join GW at MIT as a
Publicity Chair!

The responsibilities of the Publicity Chair will include:
- Managing and updating GW at MIT's social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram as well as blog and website)
- Designing promotional materials (such as posters, flyers, banners) for
official GW at MIT events and conferences
- Attend weekly board meetings and have fun with the rest of the awesome
board members!

If you're excited about helping GW at MIT become social-media savvy and gain
greater visibility on campus, please email us at gwamit-exec at mit.edu
<gwamit-mentor at mit.edu> with a short description of who you are (name,
year, department) and if you any experience  with publicity, marketing, or
digital content (even if it is personal!) :)
************** MIT **************

*3. MIT GSC Statement on Charlottesville*
*Link: *link
<http://gsc.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Statement-on-the-Charlottesville-Tragedy-.pdf>
In light of recent events, the Graduate Student Council has released a
statement regarding the recent tragedies in Charlottesville, VA. Please use
the link above for the full statement.
*4. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Civil Disobedience*
*Website:* link
<https://listart.mit.edu/exhibitions/list-projects-civil-disobedience>
*List Projects: Civil Disobedience* is a program of documentaries, news
footage, citizen journalism, artist’s films and videos focusing on moments
of political resistance and public demonstration from the early 20th
century through today. Presenting records from the historical Civil Rights
and women’s movements, gay liberation and AIDS activism, the Black Lives
Matter movement, and recent Women’s Marches recognize the history of
resistance, and considers the role that artists and documentarians play in
chronicling and confronting abuses of power and social injustice.

Thursday evening film program:

*Stonewall Uprising (*2010) Directed by David Heilbroner and Kate Davis. 82
min.
*August 31, 6PM*

*Stonewall Uprising* documents the police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a
popular gay bar in Greenwich Village of New York City, in 1969. Sparking
six days of violent protests, the Stonewall rebellion was a turning point
in the gay liberation movement and modern fight of LGBTQ rights in the
United States.

All programs are free and open to the general public. RSVP
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-stonewall-uprising-2010-dir-david-heilbroner-and-kate-davis-tickets-35432243795>
required.
*5. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Me(dia) Response - Self-Awareness And
Activism Through Art-Making*
*When:* Aug 18 (Part 1), Sept 15 (Part 2), TBD (Part 3), 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
*Website:* link
<https://listart.mit.edu/events-programs/public-program-media-response-self-awareness-and-activism-through-art-making-part-1>

Join artist Kate Gilbert in a participatory workshop infusing tools of
meditation with media imagery to create an accumulative work of art or
artifact that represents a personal, balanced response to violent imagery.
This workshop, the first in a three-part series will begin with guided
meditation focused on finding ones inner voice. Once centered, participants
will incorporate photojournalistic imagery to create a small 3D artifact,
representative of the political or social concern of their choice.
Participants will leave their artifact for the next workshop participants
to use and are encouraged to attend each workshop to deepen their practice
of defining self and activism in a media-saturated world.

This workshop series will lead participants through the acceptance of
violent imagery in media as a necessary catalyst for change, defining one’s
response to violence and will culminate in a civically-engaged creative
action.  Participants are encouraged to attend each consecutive workshop to
deepen their practice of defining self and activism in a media-saturated
world.

All programs are free and open to the general public. Lunch will be
served. RSVP here
to register for Part 1
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/media-response-self-awareness-and-activism-through-art-making-part-1-making-a-statement-tickets-35433061240>
(Aug
18) and Part 2
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/media-response-self-awareness-and-activism-through-art-making-part-2-building-an-understanding-tickets-35433206675>
(Sept
15).
*6. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Fellowship Opportunity*
*When:* Now
Apply: eagarner at mit.edu
The List Visual Arts Center, MIT’s contemporary art museum, collects,
commissions, and presents rigorous, provocative, and artist-centric
projects that engage MIT and the global art community.

The List Visual Arts Center is pleased to offer a fellowship position to
assist with all details in organizing a two-day symposium. The working
topic for the 2018 Wasserman Forum will be Future Genders and looking at
how gender identity is being addressed by artists today. The List Center is
seeking a candidate that has a demonstrated interest in gender issues as
they are presented through contemporary visual arts.  The Wasserman Forum
Assistant will work in conjunction with the List Center Staff in
conceptualizing the panels for the Forum, and undertake organizational
duties such as and not limited to speaker contracts, obtaining and editing
speaker bios, handling travel needs, assisting in all aspects of
hospitality for Forum participants, preparing press materials, coordinating
volunteers for the Forum, and determining and ordering all amenities for
the event. The Wasserman Forum Assistant will also be expected to be on
hand for the entire duration of the forum planned for November 2018. This
position will report to Emily Garner, Campus and Public Program Coordinator.

This is a part-time one-year stipend position and not an MIT benefited
employee. The hours of the position will gradually increase as the timeline
approaches the date of the event.

*Job Requirements*
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in art history, women’s and
gender studies, or a related field with a preference of being enrolled in a
graduate degree program. Applicants also must be authorized to work in the
US.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, a resume, and the names of
two professional and/or academic references to Emily A. Garner,
eagarner at mit.edu.

This position will start November 2017.
*7. MIT Work-Life Center Fall Seminar Series*
*When:* Various dates, Fall 2017
*Where: *Koch Institute
*Event link: *link <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars>
The MIT Work-Life Center’s popular Seminar Series provides research-based
strategies, tips, and information to help you deal with a diverse array of
work-life issues.

Registration <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars> is required for all
seminars, briefings, and discussion groups. All programs are free of charge
and open to all members of the MIT community, including students, staff,
faculty, and their partners and families.
************** Outside MIT **************

*8. Boston Landmarks Orchestra : Landmarks Dance Carnival*
*When:* August 23, 7:00 PM
*Where*: DCR Hatch Memorial Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Boston
*Website:* link
<https://www.landmarksorchestra.org/concerts/current-season/>
“Music to move by” from many cultures features dancers from across the
city. Composer and drummer Ryan Edwards teams up with Apostolos Paraskevas
to create a new work for young drummers and dancers from Camp Harbor View
and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston. The evening culminates in a grand
performance of Copland’s Rodeo with choreography by Peter DiMuro. It will
be hard for anyone to sit still for this season finale. But at Boston
Landmarks Orchestra concerts, that’s perfectly okay.
Rain Date: August 24.
*9. J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects in India  *
*Deadline:* September 18, 2017
*Apply:* link
<https://jwafs.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/J-WAFS.India.call.for.proposals.FINAL.pdf>
The J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects in India is a funding
opportunity for current members of the MIT community interested in
addressing a water or food challenge in India. Up to three grants, totaling
$15,000, will be awarded. The grants are intended to further work being
pursued by individuals as part of their MIT research, innovation &
entrepreneurship initiatives, coursework, or related activities, or support
a relevant new activity.

The grant is for development projects or projects benefiting low-income
populations. Examples of relevant challenges may include but are not
limited to:
- Economically appropriate water purification technologies, esp. for rural
areas
- Water distribution and management strategies, esp. for rural areas
- Other water quality issues, e.g. sanitation, monitoring, etc.
- Food safety issues
- Food preservation and waste reduction
- Water for agriculture, especially smallholder farms
- Agricultural innovations and improvements

Interested applicants should read the J-WAFS Water and Food Projects in
India call for proposals
<https://jwafs.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/J-WAFS.India.call.for.proposals.FINAL.pdf>
for instructions and application requirements. Eligible applicants should
submit a proposal to Andi Sutton, J-WAFS communications and program manager
(arsutton [at] mit.edu).
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